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Bruce-7, Canada

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PHWR
Vendor	Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL)
Owner	Ontario Power Generation
Model	CANDU 750B
Operator	Bruce Power
Capacity Net	817 MWe
Capacity Gross	872 MWe
Capacity Thermal	2832 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 May 1979
Criticality	7 January 1986
Grid Connection	22 February 1986
Commercial Operation	10 April 1986

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	162.98 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	84.4 %

Bruce B 5-8, Bruce A 1-4 in background

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1979	0	0	0	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0	0
1981	0	0	0	0	0
1982	0	0	0	0	0
1983	0	0	0	0	0
1984	0	0	0	0	0
1985	0	0	0	0	0
1986	837	5256.62	6957	89.7	97.6
1987	837	6288.05	8489	85.8	96.9
1988	860	4866.19	6636	65.4	75.6
1989	860	7280.79	8632	96.6	98.5
1990	860	6659.4	8065	88.4	92.1
1991	860	5733.63	6835	76.1	78
1992	860	6413.41	7589	84.9	86.4
1993	860	5802.33	8760	77	100
1994	860	5496.71	7577	73	86.5
1995	860	6285.1	8092	83.4	92.4
1996	860	5475.68	7000	72.5	79.7
1997	860	6154.48	7874	81.7	89.9
1998	785	4990.76	6474	72.6	73.9
1999	785	6315.74	8208	91.8	93.7
2000	785	5322.68	6790	77.2	77.3
2001	790	7026.3	8760	101.5	100
2002	790	4819.35	6121	69.6	69.9
2003	790	6730.24	8592	97.2	98.1
2004	790	6428.77	8188	92.6	93.2
2005	806	4890.45	6310	70.1	72
2006	822	6740.47	8486	94.4	96.9
2007	822	6969.91	8570	96.8	97.8
2008	817	5763.74	7101	80.3	80.8
2009	817	6475.33	8144	90.5	93
2010	817	6726.64	8610	94	98.3
2011	817	5761.53	7137	80.5	81.5
2012	817	7055.97	8731	98.3	99.4
Total:		163730.27

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS
Note: "0" signifies a zero value, or no data available

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